North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Northern Monmouthshire County constituency
Created:	1885
Abolished:	1918
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	one

Northern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire, South Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 5 References

[edit] History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency was comprised of the Petty Sessional Divisions of:

• Abergavenny (The civil parishes of Abergavenny, Abergavenny Rural, Bwlch-Trewyn, Cwmyoy Upper, Cwmyoy Lower, Llanellen, Llanfoist, Llangattock, Llingoed, Llangattock-nigh-Usk, Llanover Lower, Llansaintffraed, Llanthewy-Rytherch, Llanthewy-Skirrid, Llantillio-Pertholey, Llanvapley, Llanvetherine, Llanvihangel-Crucorney, Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk, Llanwenarth Citra, Llanwenarth Ultra and Oldcastle)
• Pontypool (Abersychan, Blaenavon, Glascoed, Goytre, Llanvair Kilgedin, Llanhilleth, Llanvihangel-Pontymoile, Llanfrechfa (Upper), Mamhilad, Panteg, Pontypool and Trevethin)
• and Skenfrith (Grosmont, Llangattock Vibon Avel, Llangua, Llantilio Crossenny, Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern and St Maughans, Skenfrith)^[1]

On abolition by the Representation of the People Act 1918, the area of the constituency was included in the Monmouth and Pontypool constituencies.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Thomas Phillips Price
	1895	Reginald McKenna	Liberal
1918		constituency abolished

[edit] Election results

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[edit] References

1. ^ Schedule Seven, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. C. 23)

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page